Sparkle

I wanted to post a card for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Challenge since my dear friend Kathie makes such wonderful sketches and I just love them. I made two Christmas cards. Both of them using my foil machine. The first with a snowflake design and lots of bling.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations: Recollections

Foil:  Spellbinder

Foil Die: Spellbinders; My Favorite Things

Die:  My Favorite Things

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles

Punch:  EK Success

Bling:  Michael's

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Ch. 185

CHNC - Ch. 496 Anything Christmas with optional snowflakes

12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 66 Anything Christmas with optional Gingham

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 444-445 Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 23 Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Ch. 228 All Occasions

the Holly and the Ivy - Ch. 74 Anything Christmas

Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 277 All about occasions

Christmas Card Throwdown - June cluster embellshiments (bling)

Birthday Wishes Foiled and Embossed

Today I made another birthday card for my stash. I used my new Spellbinder Hot Foil system for the die and sentiment.  I dry embossed the background and then added some lace, ribbon and flowers.  The only green that I could get was on the leaf of the flower embellishment.

Cardstock:  Recollection

Die and Sentiment:  Spellbinder

Foil:  Spellbinder

Ribbon:  Michael's

Lace:  Wright's

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Seize the Birthday - Ch. 190 Monochromatic

Crafty Friends - Ch. 135 Flowers

Allsorts - Wk. 571 - 572 Anything Goes

Cards 4 Galz - Ch. 121 Birthday

CRAFT - Ch. 555 Birthday Hop

Double Trouble - Ch. 56 Birthday Blowout 

   Thing 1 Birthday

   Thing 2 Joy of Sets (Birthday / CAS / Green (leaf of flower)
       

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 256 Celebrations

Dragonfly Dreams - Ribbon, Lace and/or Pearls

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 51 Add a ribbon and/or bow

Best wishes Butterflies

I wanted to make a card using my Hot Foil Machine and the colors of the color throwdown I was drawn to.

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections
Spellbinders: Hot Foil Plates
Punches:  Tonic & Martha Stewart
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls:  Recollections
Sequins:  Stash

Challenges
Color Throwdown - Ch. 592
International Art & Soul - Ch. 83 Flowers & Butterflies
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 48 Anything Goes with optional Nature
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 633 Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - Ch. 397 Flowers and/or Butterflies
Crafty Friends - Ch. 135 Flowers